No. 7 Cienega and No. 9 Ironwood Ridge will also advance to the 5A quarterfinal round while No. 11 Sahuaro and No. 16 Mountain View lost in the first round.

No. 5 Pueblo beat No. 12 Moon Valley 66-44 at home and the Warriors (26-1) will travel to No. 4 Flagstaff (26-5) in a 4A quarterfinal game. No. 9 Canyon del Oro also advances but No. 15 Rio Rico saw their season come to an end.

No. 14 Tanque Verde beat No. 19 Florence 53-43 to advance to the 3A second round where the Hawks (23-4) will play No. 3 Chinle (18-6) at Ganado High School. It was the first playoff victory for Tanque Verde in program history. No. 17 Empire lost their first playoff game since 2010.

No. 5 Pusch Ridge had a first-round bye and the Lions will face. No. 12 Yuma Catholic at Amphitheater at 6:30 p.m.

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